theplumber Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Sorry to hear that JimRodford of Argent ,The Kinks and The Zombies has passed away this morning. Very sad. Great guy and bass player. Quote
prowla Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 I remember he used to do a bass column in one of the magazines in the 70s. Quote
peteb Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Just seen on John Verity's Facebook page that Jim Rodford (bass player with Argent, The Kinks and many others) has passed away aged 76. Argent (with Jim playing bass) was the first band I ever saw as a kid, so another notable figure from my formative years has left us... 1 Quote
mikel Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Great shame. Saw Argent in South Shields about 8 years ago, free open air event, and they were superb. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 1st song i ever sang and played bass to Hold Your Head Up. RIP Jim Dave Quote
yorks5stringer Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Saw him a couple of years ago with the Zombies and about 47 years ago with Argent in Newcastle City Hall. RIP Quote
Urban Bassman Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Sad indeed. I was him with Argent and Blunstone several years ago, playing his Status bass, a great gig. A solid bass player a fine example to us all. RIP Jim. Quote
lowregisterhead Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 That's really sad news. Many years ago I was trying out a JayDee Roadie fretless bass through a brand new Trace Elliot rig at the Bass Centre when it was still in Wapping High Street in London. I was enjoying myself, making an unholy row doing all my favourite Pino and Percy Jones licks. After about 5 minutes, I happened to turn around, and Jim Rodford was standing there with his bass on, patiently waiting to try the Trace. He smiled, I apologised for keeping him waiting, but he said there was no rush! A complete gentleman, a great bass player, and a huge supporter of local music in his home town of St Albans. RIP. 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Apparently he fell down the stairs, sad. Argent was saying how they used to come back from Touring and as they were getting on, deciding how long to rest before going out again. Rodford was out gigging with local bands as soon as he returned! Quote
yorks5stringer Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Maybe a Mod will come along and consolidate this thread into the other one? Quote
Hobbayne Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) RIP. I have the OGWT DVD with Argent doing God Gave Rock And Roll To You. With Jim playing a P bass with a modified pickguard Edited January 21, 2018 by Hobbayne 1 Quote
thebrig Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, lowregisterhead said: That's really sad news. Many years ago I was trying out a JayDee Roadie fretless bass through a brand new Trace Elliot rig at the Bass Centre when it was still in Wapping High Street in London. I was enjoying myself, making an unholy row doing all my favourite Pino and Percy Jones licks. After about 5 minutes, I happened to turn around, and Jim Rodford was standing there with his bass on, patiently waiting to try the Trace. He smiled, I apologised for keeping him waiting, but he said there was no rush! A complete gentleman, a great bass player, and a huge supporter of local music in his home town of St Albans. RIP. Yes, he played many of the local venues/pubs around St Albans, and the last time I saw him play was in The Bull in London Colney which is just outside St Albans, and if I remember correctly, he had his sons Pete and Steve on drums and guitar, great music on what was then my local doorstep. Edited January 21, 2018 by thebrig 1 Quote
scrumpymike Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) This sad news brings back a special memory for me too. I had the unexpected pleasure of chatting to JR when me and my son unwittingly ran into a Kinks video shoot early one sunny Sunday morning in the Cambridgeshire flat-lands where we lived . (This was not long after I'd seen their live gig at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, at which JR had played a blinder - as they all did.) The production crew wouldn't let us continue our journey along the country road they had 'commandeered' and invited us to have breakfast in the chuck wagon until they were done. We'd just demolished our full English when this powder-blue open-top Cadillac rolls up with the band in it. As soon as they piled out, Davies jr. was whisked away by the sycophantic production team leaving the others just hanging around looking lost. So I grabbed my chance and had a good chat with JR. Such a nice guy, sadly missed. Edited January 21, 2018 by scrumpymike 2 Quote
gary mac Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 23 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: Maybe a Mod will come along and consolidate this thread into the other one? Sorted. Saw Jim play a good few times, always impressive. Quote
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